1983 Wimbledon Championships

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1983 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 June – 3 July
Edition97th
Category Grand Slam
Draw128S/64D/56XD
Prize money£978,211
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
Boys' singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg
Girls' singles
Flag of France.svg Pascale Paradis
Boys' doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Youl
Girls' doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick / Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Patricia Hy
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The 1983 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It was the 97th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 20 June to 3 July 1983.

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Prize money

The total prize money for 1983 championships was £978,211. The winner of the men's title earned £66,600 while the women's singles champion earned £60,000. [3] [4] [5]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£66,600£33,300£16,650£8,430£4,880£2,662£1,533£888
Women's singles£60,000£30,000£14,585£7,123£3,904£2,048£1,196£684
Men's doubles *£26,628£13,314£6,656£2,664£1,330£444£222—
Women's doubles *£23,100£11,550£5,324£2,130£974£320£160—
Mixed doubles *£12,000£6,000£3,000£1,400£700£350£150—

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Lewis, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 [6]

  • It was McEnroe's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger, 6–0, 6–3 [7]

  • It was Navratilova's 18th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Wimbledon single's title.

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of the United States.svg Tim Gullikson / Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 [8]

  • It was Fleming's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title. It was McEnroe's 11th career Grand Slam title and his 5th Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull, 6–2, 6–2 [9]

  • It was Navratilova's 19th career Grand Slam title and her 9th Wimbledon title. It was Shriver's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull defeated Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton / Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5 [10]

  • It was Lloyd's 2nd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. It was Turnbull's 8th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Wimbledon title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Frawley, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) [11]

Girls' singles

Flag of France.svg Pascale Paradis defeated Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Patricia Hy, 6–2, 6–1 [12]

Boys' doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Youl defeated Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Mihnea-Ion Năstase / Flag of Finland.svg Olli Rahnasto, 6–4, 6–4 [13]

Girls' doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick / Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Patricia Hy defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Carin Anderholm / Flag of Sweden.svg Helena Olsson, 6–1, 7–5 [14]

Singles seeds

References

  1. ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN   978-0942257700.
  2. ↑ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN   0007117078.
  3. ↑ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN   978-1899039401.
  4. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1983). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 53. ISBN   978-0356093840.
  5. ↑ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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